# How do I get from downtown DC to Camden Yards?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-from-downtown-dc-to-camden-yards/101986
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [April 5, 2002, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-from-downtown-dc-to-camden-yards/101986 "2002-04-05T13:12:00Z")
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### Author:  [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2002, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-from-downtown-dc-to-camden-yards/101986/1 "2002-04-05T13:12:00Z")
Sorry to burden the Board with such a mundane question, but I’ve been on for a half-hour trying to find a simple answer and can’t, apparently.
I may have tickets to see the Orioles-Red Sox game tomorrow (in a luxury box, no less), and need to find a way to take the train up to Camden and then back again. Amtrak’s website is less than helpful, I understand MARC and light rail both go there, but I can’t for the life of me figger out how to do it easily. I know people here have done this before–wanna enlighten a fellow Doper?
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### Author:  [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2002, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-from-downtown-dc-to-camden-yards/101986/2 "2002-04-05T13:18:28Z")
MARC is the easiest. Go to Union Station and follow the signs to the MARC. It literally stops not 100 feet from the stadium.
Check the evening schedule though. Sometimes they stop running before the game is over.
Driving? Hit the beltway to 95 North. Then take 95N all the way to Baltimore. Go past 695 and follow the signs to the stadium. You can’t miss it.
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### Author:  [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2002, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-from-downtown-dc-to-camden-yards/101986/3 "2002-04-05T13:36:16Z")
Thanks, **JC**. I had a suspicion it was that easy, but the places I checked were pretty impenetrable. You’d think the B’more Visitors Guide or the Orioles homepage would have better directions, no?
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### Author:  [@peepthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peepthis)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2002, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-from-downtown-dc-to-camden-yards/101986/4 "2002-04-05T13:37:39Z")
Marylander checkin’ in here. MARC may not be running on Saturdays (since it’s a commuter train), so you’d better give them a call at **1.800.325.RAIL**
If it’s running, MARC is definitely the way to go (a quick tip: if it’s not a major stop, you have to flag down the engineer to stop for you. It’s no fun watching the train zoom right past!).
Also, here’s the [online MARC schedule](http://www.mtamaryland.com/schedules/marc/marc_schedule.cfm) – but it seems the link for the Camden Yards line is broken. Best to just call them.
If you end up driving, take I-95 North to Exits 53 (I-395), 52 (Russell St.) or 52 (Washington Blvd.).
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### Author:  [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2002, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-from-downtown-dc-to-camden-yards/101986/5 "2002-04-05T13:49:34Z")
Well, at the top of the MARC page there appears to be a schedule that states " Saturday-Sunday–No Service, so that’s out."
Meh. Guess I’ll have to look at something else. And driving isn’t an option, as my wife will have the car that day.
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### Author:  [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2002, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-from-downtown-dc-to-camden-yards/101986/6 "2002-04-05T14:32:27Z")
It’s been a long time (I was a season ticket holder during the inaugural season and four seasons after that, but alas, no long live in the vicinity), but I recall that if you miss the last MARC train back you are totally hosed.
So if this is still the case be careful not to miss that last train.
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### Author:  [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2002, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-from-downtown-dc-to-camden-yards/101986/7 "2002-04-05T15:04:04Z")
Trains work for me.
From Philly, but I’ve learned to rely on trains in DC and Balt. —works out nicely.
Call though to check train schedules.
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### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2002, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-from-downtown-dc-to-camden-yards/101986/8 "2002-04-05T15:51:48Z")
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> \*Originally posted by False\_God \*
> \*\*Meh. Guess I’ll have to look at something else. And driving isn’t an option, as my wife will have the car that day. \*\*
If you can’t invite someone who can drive both of you there, why not Greyhound? I checked their website and downtown DC to downtown Baltimore and back costs $22.
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### Author:  [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2002, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-from-downtown-dc-to-camden-yards/101986/9 "2002-04-05T16:06:28Z")
Just to pitch in on the bus thing, FYI you can walk to the stadium from the downtown bus station, it’s…6-8 blocks or so. The ride, Union Station to Baltimore, is about a 35 minute bus trip, maybe 45 depending on traffic outta DC.
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### Author:  [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2002, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-from-downtown-dc-to-camden-yards/101986/10 "2002-04-05T16:11:05Z")
Amtrak runs to Baltimore for about $24 each way, and you can catch the light rail from the downtown station to Camden Yards. Here’s a [link](http://www.mtamaryland.com/index.cfm) to the Maryland Transit Authority. The Tzeroling and I did the Amtrak/light rail thing when we went to the National Aquarium back in February.
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### Author:  [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2002, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-from-downtown-dc-to-camden-yards/101986/11 "2002-04-05T17:19:48Z")
How do you get from downtown DC to Camden Yards?
Well, start by getting a **good** batting coach… 😃
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2002, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-from-downtown-dc-to-camden-yards/101986/12 "2002-04-05T21:20:46Z")
**Polycarp** just _thinks_ he’s funny…😉
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> \*Originally posted by Olentzero \*
> **Amtrak runs to Baltimore for about $24 each way…**
$48 round trip? At that price, renting a car for a day should be cheaper and easier.
But check the bus ($22 roundtrip). It looks like the Greyhound station’s only about 5 blocks from the stadium, and the last bus for DC leaves Baltimore at about 1:45am, according to the Web site, so you don’t have to worry about being stranded in Baltimore. (Just remember the DC Metro stops running at 2am.) Takes an hour if you get an express, and 1:20 on a local. Check the [website](http://www.greyhound.com/) for schedules.
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### Author:  [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2002, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-from-downtown-dc-to-camden-yards/101986/13 "2002-04-06T00:55:21Z")
Aaiight, I’m a-takin’ the Hound. Tickets came through. Thanks to everyone who thought to weigh in on the issue.
Mods, you may lock or allow to die a decent death this thread.
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### Author:  [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2002, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-from-downtown-dc-to-camden-yards/101986/14 "2002-04-06T08:14:23Z")
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> \*Originally posted by RTFirefly \*
> \*\*It looks like the Greyhound station’s only about 5 blocks from the stadium, \*\*
Good point, RT, glad someone brought it up…
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2002, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-from-downtown-dc-to-camden-yards/101986/15 "2002-04-06T12:30:48Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Weirddave \*
> Good point, RT, glad someone brought it up…
Yeah, well, given the accuracy of some of your other info, I figured I should confirm that part…😉
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### Author:  [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2002, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-from-downtown-dc-to-camden-yards/101986/16 "2002-04-07T01:52:57Z")
And the Orioles lost by two. No matter, it was a good game.
Had three beers and a Baltimore Dog, then we wandered around the Inner Harbor before heading home.
My wife is now the proud owner of an oversized novelty foam Orioles Finger, which she says she’ll treasure. After I paid USD 8 for something that was probably made in Singapore at a cost of 23 cents, she better treasure it.
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### Author:  [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2002, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-from-downtown-dc-to-camden-yards/101986/17 "2002-04-07T02:05:48Z")
And the Orioles lost by two. No matter, it was a good game.
Had three beers and a Baltimore Dog, then we wandered around the Inner Harbor before heading home.
My wife is now the proud owner of an oversized novelty foam Orioles Finger, which she says she’ll treasure. After I paid USD 8 for something that was probably made in Singapore at a cost of 23 cents, she better treasure it.